Fri, Sep 12, 2014
Bombardier Commercial Aircraft has confirmed to ANN that the CSeries aircraft resumed flight testing with flight test vehicle number two taking flight Sunday at Bombardier's facility in Mirabel, Quebec.
The flight follows an in-depth review and analysis of the engine-related incident that occurred during stationary ground maintenance testing involving CSeries flight test aircraft number 1 on May 29. The investigation into the crash of a Reno air racer continues. It is confirmed that the airplane in question was the experimental Sport class GP5 racer named, Sweet Dreams, owned and piloted by Lee Behel. It has been reported by several sources that the aircraft appeared to break up in-flight and that Behel did not survive the crash. The FAA has selected four unleaded fuels for the first phase of testing in its search for a drop-in replacement for 100-Low-Lead avgas. The testing will be done at the FAA’s William J. Hughes Technical Center. The goal is for government and industry to work together to have a new unleaded fuel that reduces lead emissions for general aviation. All this... and MORE in today's episode of Airborne!!!
Airborne 09.10.14 is chock full of info in this news period ending Monday, September 10th, 2014...
Presented by Aero-TV veteran videographer and Airborne Host Ashley Hale, and supported by ANN CEO/Editor-In-Chief Jim Campbell, Chief Videographer Nathan Cremisino, and Aero-Journalists Tom Patton, and Earl Downs, this episode covers:
- Bombardier CSeries Aircraft Back in the Air
- Aero-News Alert (Updated): Sport Class RacePlane Down At Reno
- FAA Selects Unleaded GA Fuels For Testing
- Defense Department Eyes New Engines For Osprey
- Classic Aero-TV: Aero-TV: Congressman Tom Petri - Defending Aviation on 'The Hill'
- France's Nicolas Ivanoff Wins Fort Worth Red Bull Air Race
- Marine Corps Retires The Venerable Huey
- First-Ever Atlanta Warbird Weekend Coming To Dekalb-Peachtree Airport
Get Comprehensive, Real-Time, 24/7 coverage of the latest aviation and aerospace stories anytime, at aero-news.net. And be sure to join us again next week for the next edition of "Airborne" here on Aero-TV. Thanks for watching. See you, again, in just a few days!
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